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Erin + Garett : Married

I traveled to Yorkton to capture Erin & Garett’s Wedding.  We were nervous with all the snow that had fallen leading up to their big day.  But we lucked out and had a gorgeous day with warm temperatures.  Gorgeous fall colors and a fab crew.  I had a blast, you made me feel home away from home.   Erin, you were timeless, you dreamed up and planned the most beautiful wedding day for you and Garett.  I think you should quit your job at the hospital and become a full time wedding planner.

Thanks for making me part of your day, it was a blast!  Enjoy some favorites from the day.

These kids were priceless

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Justin - November 11, 2009 - 11:52 pm

Fantastic stuff! Love the 4th and 5th pictures (inside BWs) and the outside locations! As you would say … “rock out” ;-)

Crystal + Chris : Engaged

Crystal & Chris are tying the knot on next year in the Qu’appelle Valley!  I talked to Crystal on the phone a while back when she was searching for a photographer for their engagement session.  We ventured to a great spot in the City with their amazing pit-bull Drake, who was a fabulous subject in front of my camera.  Then it was out to the country where they had scouted out the most fabulous location for round 2.  It was perfect since Chris is a farm boy!   It was great to have my shooting partner with me on this engagement shoot as well.  Thanks Robin!  He captured this one which I love!!

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Amanda Sakundiak - November 10, 2009 - 4:18 pm

YOU ROCK GIRL……. .LOVE THEM ALL !

Justin - November 11, 2009 - 11:54 pm

Awesome! Love the truck shot and the shot through the crates! Funky locations – just lovin it!

Michelle + Hemant : Married

The dark clouds slowly crept in from over the horizon as the Girls got ready in the morning.  I would be a liar if I said wasn’t a little bit nervous about what would happen if the sky decided to open up that day.  You see Michelle and Hemant are all about the experience, enjoying their day full and spending their day with friends and loved ones.  After their Theatre Ceremony, we planned to walk through the city, across the bridge to downtown to where their reception would be.  Along the way stopping to take photos.  As we left for the ceremony it was getting worse, and we decided to put plan ‘B‘ into action.

Inside Michelle and Hemant had a beautiful ceremony filled with tradition and splendor, color, and singing.  It was perfect!  They united as husband and wife and were finally complete.  We stepped outside and to my surprise, the sun broke through the rain clouds on Saturday afternoon and shawn all day long.  We walked through the downtown taking pictures along the way and it was perfect.

Here are some of my favorites from the day.  Be sure to check out their slideshow at the end of the post!

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Justin - November 3, 2009 - 11:40 pm

nice stuff – glad the weather worked out for you. Was this wedding on the 24th? (thats the weather I remember when I was shooting – the “please oh please oh please don’t pour” weather, haha). Like the texture of that one brown wall! Nice meeting you on Sunday!

Hemant J. Naidu - November 4, 2009 - 12:10 pm

Actually the wedding was on September 26th, the Saturday.

[...] Kira Nelson, has posted some of our photos from the day on her blog. You can see her blog post here and can see the slideshow [...]

A Conversation with George W. Bush: Saskatoon, SK

Well just another day, another President…

What a crazy day we had!  Yesterday  Robin and I were the Official Photographers for A Conversation with George W. Bush at TCU Place put on by the fabulous Andy McCreath from tinePublic.  WAY TO GO!!  It was a great honor and experience to meet the 43rd President of the United States.  Our shot even made front page of the Star Phoenix!  He was witty and funny and seemed to have a genuine interest in the people he met in the VIP room before the event.  We did a photo line of 110 people in under 15 minutes. Whew! If you are one of these special attendees you can click here to download your image as a souvenir of the day.

George gave a 45 min speech followed by a 45 min Q &A with Brett Wilson.  It was so interesting to hear him talk candidly about his family, life after the White House and his point of view while President.

I can truly say I did not know what to expect yesterday, but I was pleasantly surprised by how Human he really was, by that I mean he was candid, funny and genuine.  And no matter what your opinion is of him is, you left there feeling something. For some they were confused, some excited, but I think most left TCU Place feeling that hey maybe he’s not that bad.

Here are some of the highlights of the day…

Here I am with the President, people who know me well will not be surprised how ‘up close and personal I got in this photo’ … oops!

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Mallory Hamre - October 22, 2009 - 9:04 pm

Wow,you guys look like dignitaries!! Great pictures! What an experience of a life time!!!

juanita malcolm - October 22, 2009 - 9:38 pm

great great shots kira……that’s so great that someone like you took our place. andy was bugging us to shoot this event!!! and i’m so glad someone like you rocked it!!!! we shot the bill clinton event , similar to this…..and it was so cool to meet him…..glad you snuck in there for a picture with him…..(like we did with clinton!!) GOOD JOB!!!

Amanda Sakundiak - October 22, 2009 - 10:26 pm

Kira…….. great pics – an what an honor to meet this man. when we were asked to photograph this event and turned it down – i knew you could do the job beautifully………… and you did. i am so happy that i have such a trust in your work.
keep up the amazing work and shining like you do.

we need to hook up one of these days and we will hear all about it.
amanda

Adam + Erin : Married

There wasn’t a soul who didn’t know. Downtown streets parted , cars honked,  people shouted their congratulations when the beautiful couple floated past them,  and store owners even let us into their storefront to applaud such a momentous day. There wasn’t a soul who didn’t know Erin and Adam were two of the happiest people in the world–marrying each other. Their smiles were contagious and if their love was a color, it would be bright orange! …they were happy. Ecstatic. Elated. And everyone knew.

Adam & Erin were high school sweethearts who stayed by each other’s sides through all of life’s up and downs. Happy. Ecstatic. Elated. And everyone knew.

The suns rays  brightly painted that Saturday afternoon and illuminated the already bright and happy day. Two amazing souls were uniting and the world–no, the universe–wanted to congratulate them. Adam & Erin soaked up all the attention wedded bliss affords. They waved to strangers, hollered back at the honking cars, from their fabulous ’54 Bel Air and thanked strangers for their well wishes. They were happy. Ecstatic. Elated. And everyone knew.

Adam & Erin…would it be weird if I told you I felt your love? The way I feel the warm sun on my face, I truly felt the love you share. Thank you for allowing me to document the day when God stopped to give you the blessing of foreverness. I felt so incredibly happy to commemorate your lives together and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for one of the best couples I know! I hope your Hawaiian honeymoon was all you hoped and dreamed for.  Congratulations Mr. & Mrs.!   Much Love and Appreciation…Kira..

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To see more of their awesome wedding, CLICK HERE for a slideshow!

Erin Jensen - October 16, 2009 - 11:16 am

Hi Kira! We met at the Jasmine Star Workshop! Great new blog! Beautiful work!

Julie - October 17, 2009 - 8:23 am

Kira! Very nice new blog setup. Now, come to the mountains!

Amanda Sakundiak - October 18, 2009 - 8:58 pm

kira……. your new blog is beautiful. just like your work :) love it all. keep up the amazing work. your rockin it i tell ya !